Nvidia cuts GTX 460 prices?

[Dimitriman]

NVIDIA cutted prices of all GeForces, look at European shops. GTX 480 for 380 USD at many shops ... and why producer are cutting prices? - because wants empty storages for something new! Why AMD dont pump down their prices, when is new generation so close? - Because, is not!

A small jump to Newegg shows HD5870 from HIS for $355.00 and the cheapest GTX480 I can find there goes for $440.00, the radeon is about 20% cheaper than the Geforce which is also on par with the performance difference (normally around 10-15%).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...CE&PageSize=20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...CE&PageSize=20

I don't think AMD will reduce their prices either, their 5000 series is competitive with everything in the market and their new 6000 series will outperform everything in the market. If anything, 6000 will come at a premium (except for selected types such as 6770 for price/performance crown).

In my opinion if Nvidia wants to play ball with the 6000 series it will have to sell their GTX480 at $350.00, same price as the 5870 and thus offering more value.

[Barys]

I hope NVIDIA drops GTX460 prices because GF104 with 384SP is so close!

[RPGWiZaRD]

http://translate.google.com/translat...gtx-460-768-mb

According to sweclockers GTX 460 768MB will recieve a $30 pricecut in the next few days.

[spursindonesia]

IMHO, nVidia desperately want to defend their marketshare, and GF 104 is cheap enough to be sold competitively without hurting their bottomline all that much (clearly much less profitable than AMD's current line up but i digress). GF 100 is just fanboy edition & HALO chip, while GF 104 is their true backbone in preserving their marketshare at the moment. They simply try to saturate & win the mainstream segment before Bart comes in and kick GF 104's butt convincingly, that not even their 384 SP part could rectify.

[cegras]

I'd buy it, but this entire generation from AMD/nvidia hasn't been enough of a jump.

[Glow9]

I hope NVIDIA drops GTX460 prices because GF104 with 384SP is so close!

prove it. I have yet to see details on when this will be. Most people seem to think it will end up being a dual chip option.

I'd buy it, but this entire generation from AMD/nvidia hasn't been enough of a jump.

THANK YOU!

[Zed_X]

Perhaps ATI/AMD aren't reducing prices because people are buying all the stock at a satisfactory level with the current price. Your idea that they have no new products does not conform with the confirmed events detailing new amd products (and the actual pictures showing they exist)

Maybe nvidia are preparing for a refresh too or know they have to cut prices because there is no refresh to compete with (the now) AMD's.

Yeah, they exists, but not for hard launch this year (maybe paper launch), sorry but you are imagining bussines like my wife, but reality is far away from your imaginations!

[Jowy Atreides]

but you are imagining bussines like my wife!

I'm glad to hear that, you must be a very rich man.

[mindfury]

but reality is far away from your imaginations!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...12#post4190012

GeForce 380 has huge power consumption, but performance is only few percent under HD 5970 and far away from HD 5870 perf. Trust me, will see next week on many servers, when NDA for info lifts!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=1064

GTX 480 has 512SP, i thought it is a taken as a facts, where are you was last few weeks/months triniboy?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=458

There is one word: Gemini, when GF100 will be launched, remember for that word! Bye fans!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=849

represent GF100 power truly REAL!
Between 20-23 percent above HD5870 and only little under HD 5970

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2593

5890 has clocks 950/5,2 GHz

[eric66]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...12#post4190012


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epic wish i could sig this

[Mechanical Man]

There is little AMD can do to lower prices of 5k cards as they are selling above rsp. Basically market has decided the price that meets demand.

[Taskforce]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...12#post4190012


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=1064


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=458


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=849


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2593

Lolz

[kadozer]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...12#post4190012


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=1064


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=458


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=849


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=2593

That's how you do it.

[Metroid]

In the UK, prices have slashed as much as £40, now I will get 2 of these.

[onethreehill]

In the UK, prices have slashed as much as £40, now I will get 2 of these.

The £40 price drop is for 768MB or 1GB card?

[Metroid]

It is only for the 768MB version

[naokaji]

It is only for the 768MB version

Well, the 768 version is still good enough to make the 5770 at the same price look bad.

[RPGWiZaRD]

Also if you run SLI, shouldn't be a prob with mem capacity. The cheapest ones costs 140-150 EUR in germany atm for example so 280~300 EUR in SLI, cheapest HD 5870 is like 335 EUR and HD 5970 510 EUR or 400 EUR for a GTX 480! xD What would u rather pick? :p

[saaya]

NVIDIA cutted prices of all GeForces, look at European shops. GTX 480 for 380 USD at many shops ... and why producer are cutting prices? - because wants empty storages for something new! Why AMD dont pump down their prices, when is new generation so close? - Because, is not!

id rather guess nvidia knows the 6000 series is coming in a couple of weeks and they want to saturate the market so they dont lose more market share, and get rid of their inventory, no?

cause once the 6000 series is out they will have a hard time selling gf100 based parts and probably even gf104 etc... that makes a lot more sense, cause if there wouldnt be competition on the horizon, why would they lower prices if they already have the price performance advantage?

[RPGWiZaRD]

id rather guess nvidia knows the 6000 series is coming in a couple of weeks and they want to saturate the market so they dont lose more market share, and get rid of their inventory, no?

cause once the 6000 series is out they will have a hard time selling gf100 based parts and probably even gf104 etc... that makes a lot more sense, cause if there wouldnt be competition on the horizon, why would they lower prices if they already have the price performance advantage?

This is exactly what I'm thinking too. Especially IF rumors about Barts easily beating GTX 460 and being close to/match HD 5850 in performance and 200~$250 is true then Nvidia needs to sell these GTX 460 ASAP. :p GTX 460 isn't prolly intended to be a money making machine in first place but rather try and gain some market share which is also important. Of course they need money but they don't have great enough cards to allow this atm so they're making the best they can of the situation, perhaps a little bit on the desperate side if you ask me.

[bamtan2]

GTX 460 isn't prolly intended to be a money making machine

this is obviously completely incorrect. nvidia makes around 50% margin on these chips.

[donitsi]

this is obviously completely incorrect. nvidia makes around 50% margin on these chips.

Are You sure?

50 % is pretty much.

[Calmatory]

this is obviously completely incorrect. nvidia makes around 50% margin on these chips.

Right. And I say that their margins are closer to 0 % than 40 % with these chips.

[El Mano]

Right. And I say that their margins are closer to 0 % than 40 % with these chips.

In fact according to Charlie Nvidia actually loses money with each of them.

[bamtan2]

Right. And I say that their margins are closer to 0 % than 40 % with these chips.

okay.

the total margins for the company have grown from 45% to 47% over the past few quarters.

some things they sell will be over that, and some things will be under.

your guess is as good as mine. maybe quadro is 100% and geforce is 20% and factoring in sales quantities it ends up being 47% total. even in that case they are making a lot of money on geforce.